THE POLISH REVOLT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1926, Page 9

THE POLISH REVOLT.

PILSUDSKI IN THE SADDL FASHION OF DIGTATOBSHII 'TRATXSUCITT" BT BX.OODBHE (By Cable. —Press Asaoeiation. —Copyritf (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 14 The news of the Polish revolt, filteri through, Berlin, Vienna and Prague, ge erally confirms Marshal Pilsudsk supremacy. According to Berlin reports, he storm and captured the citadel and milita barracks. Messages from Vienna state tr, Pilsudaki used machine guns against t Presidential Palace, whose defend) would not yield, killing twenty-eight a wounded eighty-five attackers, but lal the attackers triumphed after hot fig! ing and took prisoner the whole Cabin and then compelled Witos to resign t Premiership. The military commanders of Lub and Vilna joined Marshal Pilsudski, wh the air force remains loyal, but ia little use because it does not want damage the buildings by bombing. Tv.-o Fascist leaders issued a manifes to the country to support the Govei ment, but the railwaymen struck in • i to hamper General Sikorski's troops. Socialists threaten a general strike support of Pilsudski. Prague reports that 150 were kit and eighty wounded in last nigh fighting at the gates of Warsaw. Marshal Pilsudski's latest move 1 been to order the Teschen troopa march on Lemherg and cut off Sikorsi Garrison. Meanwhile, Warsaw is an armed can Advantage has been taken of the < portunity for anti-Jewish attacks a the Ghetto has been plundered. The garrison at Posen is solid Sikorski, who has ordered Upper Silesi garrisons to march on Warsaw. The first message received for co hours from Warsaw, states that pitched battle is in progress outside 1 city gates. A London message says the domi) tien of Marshal Pilsudski is comple He has issued peace conditions, eluding the resignation of the Wi Government, the appointment of Cabinet, with himself as Premier, a the dissolution of Parliament till n elections are held. These conditions are interpreted mean M. Pilsudski's personal desire a dictatorship. Reports from various sources indie that Marshal Pilsudski has beco President of Poland. He hopes to gi control of the whole country v shortly in spite of the feeling in ms country districts, which favour Witos, leader of the Peasants part] The most important centres for insurrectionists are Groduo and Vi which are garrison towns. They whi support Marshal Pilsudski. It is stated that partisans elsewb are flying to arms and civil war spreading. General Sigorski, who supported Witos' Government, is organising fo; against Marshal Pilsudski.

A Berlin message states that General Sigorski's forces, advancing from Lemberg through " Lublin, have ar- . rived at Warsaw, where a battle for • the possession of • the capital is now 1 in full progress. ! • Marshal Pilsud- ! ski's position is one ;of great danger. , Troops loyal to Getaeral Sigoriki i the Witos Govern- - ment are converging on the city froi the south. i A special correspondent of the Britie ■ United Press at Warsaw has supplie ? the first eye-witness' story of the Wa I saw rising. Ten thousand troops, tank 3 artillery and aeroplanes were used in tl t lightning-like revolt. 1 The rising was followed by an attac i by the Government forces on Marshi i Pilsudski's villa. His regiment aske i to be allowed to go to his help, and whe - the request was not allowed the regimer t marched to the villa and routed tl - attackers. Marshal Pilsudski joined tl ] regiment and began to march to tl . city. Troop 3 entered the cafes and mat 7 the guests at revolver point, sing mil ; tary airs. There were many claslK p I with Government troons.

So far the workers have not joined in the rising, which some feared might develop into a combined military and workers' coup. After breaking off negotiations with the President, M. Wojeciechowski, Marshal Pilsudski's troops occupied all the public buildings. The followers of the Government retired to the President's palace, which was heavily guarded.— (A. and X.Z.)